Psychosocial disorders in women undergoing postoperative radiation and chemotherapy for breast cancer in India

Indian Journal of Cancer

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 296-303

  Khan, M A ^a   Bahadur, A K ^b   Agarwal, P N ^b   Sehgal, A ^a   Das, B C ^a  

^a Institute of Cytology and Preventive Oncology ICMR   (India)

^b MAULANA AZAD MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Breast surgery; Chemotherapy; Psychosocial impact; Quality of life; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; FLUOROURACIL; METHOTREXATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STATUS; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MASTECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOTHERAPY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 77954438156     PISSN: 0019509X     EISSN: 19984774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-509X.64729     Document Type: Article

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